Fabulous Foundation

Term 1 Week 6 2021 - Friday 11th March 2022

What we are learning: Week 7 & 8

Reading:

We will introduce the reading strategy of ‘chunky monkey’. Chunky Monkey teaches us to break down tricky words into smaller chunks of words we already know. For example ‘Flat’ we can break into fl-at, given we already know the word at. We will also begin with sequencing using language such as First, Next and Finally

Writing:

As always we will complete our weekend recount writing, scaffolding the students to have a go at writing the beginning sounds of the words they hear in addition to drawing an event from their weekend. It is wonderful to see many students already attempting this in class. We will also focus on upper case letters and continue with our labelling of pictures.

Spelling:

Our SMART spelling program has started and we are introducing a new word each week. We concentrate on the sounds of each letter and explore other words with the same sounds. By asking your child what the word of the week is and the sounds of the letters, it will provide a great opportunity for conversation about their learning at school.

Mathematics:

We will continue with one more, one less as well as tall and short. The students will get to measure their own height using streamers and we will order ourselves from tallest to shortest.

Inquiry:

We will continue to look at different cultures around the world. We are looking forward to sharing with each other the different beliefs and cultures we have within our Prep cohort on Wednesday.

Leader in Me

We are thoroughly enjoying hearing the preps begin to use the language of the 7 habits. We are regularly having discussions about making proactive choices about our learning in the classroom as well as the choices we make when outside playing. The preps are embracing the 7 habits and we’re very proud of them!

We regularly talk about and tracking our personal and academic WIGS that we have made.

Important reminders

* Please can you make sure you child has their hat for outside play.

* Foundation PE Lessons are every Thursday so please wear your runners to school that day!

* Please can you continue to pack a fruit snack and a recess snack even if your child has a lunch order as these aren’t delivered to the school until 1pm

* Please endeavour to test sight words nightly and return them to school weekly on FRIDAYS.

*Daily we have a fruit break, we ask kindly that you please pack your child a piece of fruit or a vegetable to snack on during this time.

Foundation Photos

We read the ‘Colouroos’ and painted our own kangaroo using Watercolour paints!